It’s around the corner, people.

Sunday, March 19th is Mother’s Day, so whether you’ll be celebrating with your mum in person or sending a doorstep surprise, now is the time to choose a gorgeous gift.

They say scent is the strongest tie to memory, so if you’re on the hunt for a memorable gift, luxury perfumes, and fragrances for your home and even your car make a thoughtful pressie that your mum will enjoy for many months.

Here are six to spritz and savour this spring:

A mini fragrance wardrobe

Why settle for one gorgeous perfume when you could treat your mum to ten?

Sentier’s clever set contains a selection of their versatile genderless scents, all developed to enhance the mood and help you embrace your uniqueness.

These scents can be worn alone or layered to create a personalised fragrance profile. Either way, choosing a brand new spritz every morning is a real treat and it’s a smart way to try out new fragrances before committing.

Buy it: The Sentier Set is €32 here.

The €6.50 getaway 

Need a break from momming? Escape to your bathroom with this uplifting bath bomb. The best-selling Mother’s day bath bomb in 2022, Atom Heart Mother is packed with a plethora of uplifting citrus oils – bergamot oil, Brazilian orange oil, and neroli oil.

Buy it: The Atom Heart Mother Bath Bomb is €6.50 at Lush, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork

Luxe on a budget

Sure, fresh flowers are fabulous and all, but do you get to enjoy their scent for eight weeks? Eh, no. If you’re looking for a budget-friendly pressie that will bring your mum some joy every time she sits into her car, head for Rituals at Mahon Point, where you can choose some of the brand’s most delicious scents in a luxury Car Perfume.

Activated by the airflow from the car’s fan, the Car Perfume comes with a stylish wooden holder in luxury scents such as Mehr, Hammam, Ritual of Karma and Wild Fig.

Buy it: Rituals Car Perfume and wooden holder: €21, Rituals, Mahon Point Shopping Centre

Spring in a box

Wrapped in a stunning floral Mother’s Day packaging, the box contains a lush new Limited Edition Spring Blossom Candle, with notes of sea breeze, lilies, freesias, and fresh linens, and a Bay Leaf & Bergamot Reed Diffuser designed to “perfectly capture the fresh ambient feel of a herb garden on a sunny morning”.

Both of these gems will turn any room into a dreamy spring meadow.

Buy it: The Somas Studio Spring Gift Set is €75 here. 

An extra special scent

Since 2004, Giorgio Armani has translated the essence of his Haute Couture collections into unique fragrances. The Armani/Privé Haute Couture Fragrances encompass four collections of refined scents: Les Eaux, La Collection, Les Terres Précieuses, and Les Mille et Une Nuits.

Santal Dan Sha is the latest addition to Les Eaux. Blended to evoke the uplifting serenity of Chinese imperial palaces and their contemplative gardens, this heady fragrance is a real treat for a perfume connoisseur.

It has a creamy sandalwood and cardamom heart with notes of fresh, juicy bergamot.

Buy it: Armani Privé Santal Dan Sha is €123 (50ml) at Brown Thomas Cork 

A blast of summer 

“This beautiful and curious fragrance combines the sourest of citrus, the yuzu with the most prized aromatic, ambergris,” says Kinsale perfumer Lucy Hagerty of her Salted Lime and Ambergris candle.

“Summer is here even in the bleakest months.”

All La Bougie candles are created by Lucy in her West Cork perfumery using prized aromatics and botanical oils from around the world.

Buy it: La Bougie’s Salted Lime and Ambergris candle is €28 here.